Karmel

The matriarch of this family is Avonlea D Jude Karmel. She was purchased from Avonlea Genetics, Brighton, Ontario, in March 2000, and is the foundation of the Ratliff Jerseys herd.

This brood-cow extraordinaire has given us many offspring that rank among our favorites in the herd. We have merchandised heavily from this cow family and can always count on her descendents to round out the show string.

Karmel has the distinction of being one of the most prolific Jersey cows in breed history, with 84 registered sons and daughters. She has 18 Excellent and 17 Very Good daughters and two Excellent and 13 Very Good granddaughters to date. Of her 61 appraised offspring in two countries, 90% are Very Good or Excellent.

For her many accolades, Karmel was selected as third in the AllBreed Access Brood Cow Contest.